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RunOut 147: How Briana Mazzolini-Blanchard is Pushing the Limits of Climbing Activism

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Briana Mazzolini-Blanchard is the executive director of Urban Native Collective, the host of the Life on the Margins: An Urban Native Experience podcast, the co-founder of the Indigenous Field Guide, and a collaborator with the American Climbing Project. She recently stepped down from the Red River Gorge Climbing Coalition Board of Directors over their decision to discontinue their community programming: Climb L8, an initiative integral to their efforts to remove systemic and financial barriers to entry into rock climbing.

But first, your very influential podcast hosts discuss the latest list of top climbing influencers, talk about what we want to see on social media, and give our draft picks for our top follows.

Our final bit is Boulder-based climbers Kyle Ward and Dave Cohen’s band Dry Mouth, back with a track, Lost Boys, off their EP Cactus Jazz Demos.

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Follow Briana Mazzolini-Blanchard on Instagram

Urban Native Collective

Urban Native Collective on Instagram

Life on the Margins Podcast

Life on the Margins Podcast on Instagram

American Climbing Project on Instagram

American Climbing Project on Patreon

Climb L8 – web archive

Follow Kyle Ward on Instagram

Follow Dry Mouth on Instagram

Dry Mouth – Soundcloud

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One response to “RunOut 147: How Briana Mazzolini-Blanchard is Pushing the Limits of Climbing Activism”

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    Hugh Loeffler

    Interesting episode. I’ve been climbing since God was a boy and I have seen characters come and characters go in the climbing community. Climbing has a strong contingent of self selecting oddballs.
    I don’t necessarily agree with your guests desire for using climbing as a platform for her pet advocacy, but she sure is passionate. I have to say that is kind of rad.
    The Coalition on the other hand has an obligation to protect the property. She gets to quit and preserve her integrity, but the adults with the responsibility to protect the property and the mission statement have a longer view thankfully.
    You guys are the best climbing press available. It’s a low bar, but you guys do the best.

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